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Ankara vs. Curitiba Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 22.0% more expensive than Curitiba.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Curitiba. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

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Ankara vs. Curitiba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Curitiba, you would:

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Curitiba	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$39.72	$10.16 TRY500.19	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$44.68	$9.65 TRY475.18	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 R$5.78	$1.72 TRY84.48	+48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.56	$0.74 TRY36.34	-19.2%
Average			+16.6%

Curitiba vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Curitiba	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.88 R$9.37	$0.98 TRY48.17	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 R$25.30	$5.14 TRY252.83	+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 R$20.24	$4.51 TRY221.92	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 R$12.41	$2.70 TRY132.81	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 R$11.29	$2.48 TRY121.99	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 R$4.00	$0.89 TRY43.82	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.45	$1.01 TRY49.64	+105.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.30	$0.59 TRY29.26	+28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 R$3.07	$0.78 TRY38.20	+25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 R$1.89	$0.29 TRY14.41	-22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 R$1.73	$0.26 TRY12.59	-26.3%
Average			+3.5%

Curitiba vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Curitiba	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 R$25.28	$5.38 TRY265.02	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.67 R$357.44	$12.19 TRY600.23	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+106.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.66 R$38.23	$7.82 TRY385.14	+2.1%
Average			-18.3%

Curitiba vs. Ankara - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	Curitiba	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.21 R$115.77	$17.61 TRY866.83	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.27 R$2,614.69	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	+45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.92 R$1,510.75	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	+88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.28 R$385.39	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	-6.6%
Average			+46.1%

Curitiba vs. Ankara - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Curitiba	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 R$1,901.79	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	+174.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,166.39 R$55,689.57	$19,763.76 TRY973K	+77.0%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Curitiba	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 R$13.90	$5.08 TRY250.09	+82.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 R$13.64	$4.09 TRY201.41	+49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$14.89	$2.24 TRY110.04	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.73 R$143.28	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	+151.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.47 R$37.23	$8.13 TRY400.15	+8.9%
Average			+52.7%

Curitiba vs. Ankara - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Curitiba	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.76 R$283.07	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.79 R$278.23	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.23 R$479.90	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	+9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.88 R$403.37	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	+18.5%
Average			+1.4%

Curitiba vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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